The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Human Rights Office (HRO), within its program of technical support to civil society organizations in the Kurdistan Region, conducted a “Specialized Training on Preparation of the Shadow Report for Treaty Bodies: the CEDAW Convention” in Sulaimaniyah.
Representatives from 21 NGOs in Sulaimaniyah participated in the training, 12 women and nine men. The training develops participants’ skills in collecting and analyzing the required information and data for the preparation of the shadow report for CEDAW Committee.
The due date to submit the shadow report of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) was 1 February 2018 but it has not been submitted.
During the opening session, HRO representative Mr. Zito Siany commended the role of civil society organizations in promoting and protecting human rights through their communications with the related human rights treaty bodies.
Ms. Soma Yassin, one of the participants, stated that the training was very useful in producing shadow report for the CEDAW Committee.
“The contribution of NGOs at this stage of the process is essential as it is the best opportunity to ensure that issues of concern to NGOs find their way into the list of issues that can be the focus of the dialogue between the Committee and the State party”, she further said.
The group also intends to prepare shadow reports for Iraq’s next state reports for International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights which is due in Nov 2018 and Convention Against Torture which is due in August 2019.
(Source: UNAMI)
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By John Lee.
With support from Global Affairs Canada, the Institute on Governance (IOG) is implementing a large scale project on fiscal federalism and decentralization in Iraq.
While the project has a wide range of good governance and capacity-building objectives, one of its specific goals is to empower women to step into leadership roles. The program targets female elected officials (at the federal and provincial/governorate levels), public servants, and civil society leaders for up-skilling and training.
The efforts focus on building awareness of government processes, best practices for community engagement, and the communications skills (and other competencies) needed to achieve optimal results through a series of workshops, meetings, and formal training through a cohort-centric model.
A recent report from the Institute on Governance says women’s rights in Iraq have seen uneven progress. “According to the OECD, women and women’s rights in Iraq have been, and continue to be, negatively impacted by the country’s recent conflicts. Women continue to face challenges to their safety in their homes and society and continue to participate at a lower rate in the workforce and government,” it says.
Author*Jennifer Mowbray concludes:
“Change is happening. Women are running for office. They are achieving senior positions in their respective public service organizations. They are organizing together to mobilize for policy and advocacy goals. Male champions are emerging, advocating for them to move on to greater things. The IOG is honoured to support these efforts. We look forward to the next phase of our work in Iraq as part a broader effort to advance governance practices in Canada and abroad.”
More here from the IoG.
(Source: Institute on Governance)
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By John Lee.
Soccer’s governing body FIFA has lifted its three-decade ban on Iraq hosting international football.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is quoted as saying that this will allow international matches to be played in Erbil, Basra (pictured) and Karbala, where the security situation was considered to be “stable“, but not yet in Baghdad.
Iraq will host Qatar and Syria for a friendly tournament starting on March 21 in Basra.
(Sources: AFP, Reuters)
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By John Lee.
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has invited international companies to bid for three new oil refineries, to be build on BOOT or BOO bases:
Kut, in Wasit governorate, with a capacity of 100,000 bpd;
Hadeetha, in Anbar governorate, with a capacity of 70,000 bpd;
Diwaniya governorate, with a capacity of 70,000 bpd.
(Source: Ministry of Oil)
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so all i have to do is after i get my passport back (renewd) fill this out attached docs and send it off to the AACC with a check for 123$?? than once they send back to me send that all to iraq right & scan and email to warka?
John L. Doe
4123 Hill Road
Somewhere, North Carolina 98765
Phone # (H) / email
To Whom It May Concern:
I wish to provide the necessary Authentication Requirements to engage in trading on the Iraq Stock Exchange. Please accept the following Authenticated Legal Personal Documents with original seals, signatures, and dates in chronological order for this reason.
I, (John L. Doe), born in United States on (March 18, 1968) certify with my three original signatures below, that this is a true and accurate copy of my valid U.S. Passport and valid Identification. Above is my current home address, telephone number, and email address.
Three original signatures:
(1) Signature:________________________________________
Date: _______
(2) Signature:________________________________________
Date: _______
(3) Signature:________________________________________
Date: _______
For Notary Public:
State of __________________
County of ________________
On this, the___________day of ______________, 20______, before me a notary public, the undersigned officer, personally appeared_____________________________, known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument, and acknowledged that he executed the same for the purposes therein contained.
In witness hereof, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.
___________________________ Notary Public

yes i do have proxy shares... they have not yet sold out (have online access) been checking everyday. However im waiting for my passport to be renewed... before i can even send off to the AACC... this is craziness... i just reached out ot warka to let them know the deal...ill let you guys know if i hear back... thanks

That's the place mike. Go to UPS and get it notorized and mail it to AACC include copied passport, DL, address, email, and three signatures. You should be able to fit on one sheet.
Are you sure you still have proxy shares?
At least it sounds like you/we will get our money back.

is this the place to send it? I went to their website...
Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX)
The fee to certify a copy of your passport, a copy of your ID, and three notarized signatures is $123.00 Please include a prepaid return envelop with a tracking number like FedEx, UPS, or USPS. If you include your email address you will receive an email confirming that we received your document, and another email to let you that we are going to ship your envelope back to you after we have finished the certification.
http://www.arabchamber.com/iraq

im in the process of renewing my passport now VIA expedited but that's going to take at least 3 weeks. Than i need to send the docs off to where? (to get verfied) than send them back to Iraq for warka to process? Man this is craziness... is it even worth it? maybe just let them sell me out. But than i cant withdraw money right? ahh wth... any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I knew i should of had shares put in my name long time ago... damn laziness..

Mike,
You need to send your passport and everything else to AACC to get certified by Iraq embassy. Then scan/email to warka then mail to warka HQ.
If you haven't even started yet you might be SOL.
I scanned and emailed mine 3weeks ago and just mailed mine FedEx today. And I'm not even sure I'll get my proxy shares.

Warka bank wow wow wow
first proxy shares to my good name
second purchase of warka bank shares
third sent mr i a password update reguest friday night received new password monday night
warka are working very quickly to achieve their re instatement to isx
four the al bunnia family own bagdad soft drinks now trading @ 4.20 check out their progress 2.3 last year
CHEERS TO ALL HAPPY HAPPY DAYS AHEAD

Thank-you James, I'll make sure to include my Picture ID with the letter....It has been many years. I got a response regarding online access so it's definitely a great sign. Is the "complete ISX portfolio" fee still sitting at 2500 IQD?

my request for shares goes out in a few hours. Going to use 1/3 of cash in account for shares then probably a majority of the rest in CD's come june depending on the interest rate.
Wonder how long before Warka sells us the shares and notifies us of the purchase and our ISX number?
Then we wait for their General Assembly meeting...and their Mastercard :cool:
May god smile on us all in this venture :)

I wrote a letter today asking for "several" million shares... I am hoping they will also issue free shares to their "loyal" customers at some point. Looking at the banks currently trading none of them are over $1 .
I justify these extra shares hoping as most of us do that the ISX x RV = $$$
IT'S HAS BEEN WAITING GAME GOING ON 13 YEARS....
I transferred all my other shares to Al Karmal 5 months ago. When Warka goes back on the ISX I will get them to transfer those as well. When it comes time to sell stock I can either get Al Karmal to wire funds to me or deposit them back into Warka for CD's or to fund a MasterCard.
We knew what we were getting into other wise we wouldn't be on this site talking about it. Best of luck to everyone who has stayed the course.

MY IRAQ INVESTMENT STRATIGY IRAQ PORTFOLIO 2018
Going in on a 1/3 Warka bank share offering going to make 2nd share purchase @ ISX price when they start trading again am thinking they will open @ 65fils.
2/3 on CDs depending on interest rates on maturity time periods,2 yearly@12% would be great.
All other cash from dividends & damages I get will go to buying up more stock with BBOB,BNOI.
All profits from portfolio feed back into stock & CDs for a of 2 years period.
Then it will be time for my retirement and live of annual profits, who needs the IQD to RV now.LOL
GOOD LUCK TO ALL YOU IRAQI INVESTORS
! NOW ITS TIME TO BRING IT ON !

When Warka was the king of the hill in private banks, they led the pack at 75B capital. There can't be that much debt owed, especially if they achieve the 250B minimum. This is one big guessing game...I like to live in fantasy land where they diverted funds to Jordan and made a killing...now looking to resurrect themselves into the major power player in Iraq as they once were.